Introduction

Good news for everyone who loved Back to the Future, The Time Traveler's Wife, and Time and Again: the newest page-turner is Stealing Time, a smart, funny caper that will steal your heart.

When there’s no time left, you have to steal it!

New York, 2020. Tori’s world is falling apart. Between the pandemic and her parents’ divorce, what else could go wrong?

Plenty! Like discovering that a jewelry heist forty years ago sent her grandfather to jail and destroyed her family.

New York, 1980. Bobby’s life is pretty great—until a strange girl shows up in his apartment claiming to be a visitor from the future. Specifically, his future, which apparently stinks. Oh, and did she mention she’s his daughter?

Soon Bobby and Tori have joined forces to save the mystical gemstone at the heart of all their troubles. But a gang of thugs wants it too, and they’re not about to let a couple of teenagers get in their way.

This time-travel jewelry heist will keep you guessing till the end!

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Excerpt

Chapter 2
Who’s Home in Whose Home?

Tori jerked to a sitting position, shaking her head violently. What—the hell—was that? Her hair flopped in her eyes, and she covered her face with her hands, trying to calm the shaking in her limbs. Her stomach churned, and she swallowed hard, hoping to keep everything down. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

From the authors:

1. Identity and Growth: Both Tori and her father are fifteen during the 1980 scenes. How do their personalities, attitudes, and priorities reflect their eras of origin? How does Tori’s view of herself evolve throughout the story?

2. Parent-Child Relationships: How does being the same age when they meet in 1980 change the dynamics between Tori and her father? In what ways does Tori’s experience in 1980 influence her view of her father later?

3. Themes of Family and Change: Divorce looms over Tori’s family in 2020. How do the events in 1980 shed light on the reasons for her father’s choices later in life? Do you think the bond they form in 1980 could change their lives in 2020?

4. Nostalgia vs. Reality: For readers who lived through or are familiar with the 1980s, how did the portrayal of the time period in the book resonate with you? How does the book handle the differences between nostalgia for the past and the reality of living in it?

5. Multigenerational Trauma: As we learn in Chapter 1, Bobby’s father was arrested and served a prison term. To what extent did that impact Bobby and to what extent did that affect Tori growing up? How do events in a family’s past affect the present? Without going back in time, how can families move beyond terrible events?

6. Role of the Diamond Heist: A legendary diamond heist serves as the central plot device. How does it symbolize larger themes in the book, such as loss, risk, and legacy?

7. Setting and Character: Stealing Time takes place in New York City, and features iconic locations such as the American Museum of Natural History. To what extent does the setting influence the story?
Do you feel that New York is effectively a character in the book?

8. Ending Reflection: Without giving away spoilers, how did the conclusion of the story impact your view on time travel and familial relationships? Did the resolution feel satisfying to you? Why or why not?

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